CIS to step up cooperation in combating NCDs, COVID-19
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MINSK, 23 December (BelTA) – A session of the interstate network of institutes of public health and informatization of healthcare of the CIS member states was held via videoconferencing, BelTA learned from the department of cooperation in humanitarian affairs, political and social issues of the CIS Executive Committee.
The participants of the session assessed the performance of the network of institutes in 2020 and considered proposals from the CIS member states relating to the draft action plan for 2021. Plans are in place to focus on prevention and combating of non- communicable diseases, HIV, tuberculosis, and the novel coronavirus. The session intends to take stock of the execution of the action plan to implement the strategy on health of the population of the CIS member states for 2020-2021.
Coronavirus in one state (143)
Governor Walz convened yet another press briefing yesterday afternoon. I have posted the audio below. I certainly have overdosed on these events, but I have found them useful in tracking the mix of politics and public health issues that has usurped our freedoms since this past March. Through the lens of the briefings and my own ordeal with the Minnesota Department of Health we can also throw the performance of the circle-of-love media into the mix. As the epidemic has waxed and waned, Minnesota officials have inflicted enormous damage on the lives of citizens and the economy of the state.
International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification [
ICD-10-CM] code B97.29) and is shown in blue. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–specific coding (
ICD-10-CM code U07.1) is shown in orange.
Table. Accuracy of the
ICD-10-CM COVID-19–Specific Diagnosis Code in Capturing Inpatient Discharges Displaying PCR-Confirmed COVID-19 From 150 Hospitals Between April 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020
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Rhee C, Dantes R, Epstein L, et al; CDC Prevention Epicenter Program. Incidence and trends of sepsis in US hospitals using clinical vs claims data, 2009-2014.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ICD-10-CM official coding and reporting guidelines: April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020. Accessed October 9, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm
FactFind: Has Covid-19 impacted the overall number of deaths in Ireland this year?
Deaths rose by 14.1% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. By Lauren Boland Friday 18 Dec 2020, 7:00 PM Dec 18th 2020, 7:00 PM 47,762 Views 0 Comments
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Image: Shutterstock/WHYFRAME
AS THE NUMBER of people who have died in Ireland with Covid-19 continues to grow, some misleading posts on social media have claimed that deaths overall have not been impacted by the pandemic.
The number of people in Ireland who have died with Covid-19 has now reached 2,149.
Some claims on social media have suggested that the total number of people who have died in the country this year has not changed compared to previous years.
Research Article
Long-term health outcomes of people with reduced kidney function in the UK: A modelling study using population health data
Iryna Schlackow , Contributed equally to this work with: Iryna Schlackow, Claire Simons Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Contributed equally to this work with: Iryna Schlackow, Claire Simons Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United